Deep in the Danger Zone, a Hidden Spatial Rift

Because Lu Yang has now grasped the Grand Yin Principle, he feels completely at ease in this gray mist.

With a thought, the gray fog was dispelled, and within a radius of nearly one kilometer, the gray fog was no longer present, and visibility naturally became crystal clear.

As the gray fog dissipated, Qin Nanyue immediately felt her Spiritual Qi, which had been slowly fading, recover.

As for Lu Yang, after he comprehended the Grand Yin Principle, the slow-moving effect of the Grand Yin Principle on Spiritual Qi had disappeared.

The two continued walking deeper into the danger zone, one in front of the other.

After crossing the plains, the two entered a large forest.

The trees in the forest are towering, some reaching hundreds of meters in height, with dense canopies like umbrellas, their branches and leaves so thick that they block out the sun, making the entire forest appear very dark.

They had barely entered the forest when a low growl came from afar. Vines and treetops swayed, and figures emerged from the branches and ground, surrounding Lu Yang and Qin Nanyue.

It was a rather ferocious-looking monster, resembling a tiger or leopard stripped of its fur, with flesh and blood vessels exposed to the air, and bone spurs protruding in some areas, making it look grotesque and sharp.

The monster's eye sockets also burned with soul fire, suggesting it was a dead creature.

Seven White Bone Tiger-Leopards surrounded Lu Yang Qin Nanyue Qin Nanyue. They roared and pounced on them.

Of these White Bone Tiger-Leopards, six were at the Foundation Establishment Perfection and one was at the Early Golden Core. As they pounced, violent fluctuations of Spiritual Qi spread, accompanied by a sinister Sha Qi.

Just as they approached Lu Yang and Qin Nanyue, streaks of incomparably sharp golden sword light appeared in the sky.

The sword light was incredibly dense, instantly piercing and tearing all the White Bone Tiger-Leopards to shreds, scattering bone fragments and flesh everywhere.

Qin Nanyue's previously tense body immediately relaxed.

She glanced at the corpses on the ground and said with some disgust, "These monsters are really disgusting."

Lu Yang glanced at the corpses on the ground and nodded slightly, saying, "These are all monsters corrupted by Yin Sha Qi. They should originally belong to some kind of Demon Beast, but after being corrupted by Yin Sha Qi, they can be called Sha Demons."

Qin Nanyue nodded, then asked with some confusion, "What exactly is going on here? The man who was sealed away before was also corrupted by the Yin Sha Qi, and so are these Demon Beasts. Is the Yin Sha Qi in this secret realm too concentrated?"

Lu Yang wasn't sure either. He shook his head. "I'm not sure, but we can just go deeper in and take a look."

Qin Nanyue didn't refute, but sighed, "No wonder not many disciples are willing to come to this dangerous area. We've only been in the dangerous area for a short time, and we've already encountered a Golden Core Realm monster. Even for disciples at the Foundation Establishment Perfection, entering here would be extremely dangerous."

The two continued exploring.

In the forest, there seem to be quite a few demons of this type. In addition to Sha Demons similar to White Bone Tiger-Leopards, there are also some ghostly creatures that resemble souls and completely skeletal monsters. The strength of these demons and monsters varies.

The stronger ones can even reach the mid-to-late stages of the Golden Core, while the weaker ones are only at the Early-stage Foundation Establishment.

However, Lu Yang never encountered another person with Golden Core Perfection like that rotting man.

These demons and monsters posed little threat to Lu Yang.

If Lu Yang hadn't comprehended the Grand Yin Principle before and was still in the gray mist, where his Spiritual Qi was affected, there might have been some trouble. But now, Lu Yang can easily kill these monsters.

Over the next three days, Lu Yang and Qin Nanyue used their escape Movement Method to move through the forest, covering approximately several thousand kilometers, and the scenery within the forest remained unchanged.

This forest seemed to be extremely vast and boundless.

Just then, Lu Yang suddenly stopped.

Seeing Lu Yang stop, Lu Yang Qin Nanyue raised an eyebrow, stood beside him, and looked around warily. "What's wrong?"

Lu Yang frowned and said, "Something's not right up ahead."

Qin Nanyue was taken aback. "Something's not right? What's wrong?"

Lu Yang did not answer. He thought for a moment, then raised his hand and condensed a golden sword light, which shot towards the seemingly empty air in front of him.

Qin Nanyue was puzzled. Just then, she suddenly saw the golden sword light disappear from somewhere in the air, as if it had passed through some kind of barrier.

"What... what's going on?" Qin Nanyue looked at the area with some confusion.

Lu Yang chuckled and said, "Don't you think this feeling is rather familiar?"

Qin Nanyue paused for a moment, then suddenly realized something, her eyes widening slightly with surprise. "That's... a spatial rift similar to the one created by the Heavenly Trace Sword Qi?"

The sword marks in the Heavenly Trace Sword Canon can traverse space in a mysterious and unpredictable way.

Qin Nanyue has already grasped the Heavenly Trace Sword Canon Manual. Although her understanding of the Heavenly Trace Sword Qi is not very deep, she still understands some of the mysteries of space.

Qin Nanyue hadn't initially considered that possibility, since this spatial rift was quite different from normal spatial rifts.

However, upon hearing Lu Yang's reminder, she immediately realized that although the spatial rift was not visible, the abilities it displayed were indeed somewhat similar.

Lu Yang nodded and chuckled, "Smart."

As he spoke, he swept his palm toward the air, and the next moment, golden energy swirled, turning into golden mist that drifted toward the air.

The next moment, Qin Nanyue saw a thin crack appear within the golden mist.

The crack was invisible and intangible, but it became visible under the absorption of the golden mist.

This left Qin Nanyue somewhat incredulous. "This spatial rift... how could there be no trace of it at all? I've been using my Divine Sense to probe the surroundings, but I haven't sensed it at all!"

Looking at the thin spatial crack, Lu Yang said, "Your Divine Sense is still a bit weak, so it's normal that you can't perceive this deep spatial rift."

Upon hearing this, Qin Nanyue pursed her red lips slightly, as if she wanted to retort that she was actually quite strong now.

She also used some Divine Sense Law Treasures similar to the Azurite Jade Liquid, and the strength of her Divine Sense was no less than that of a cultivator in the Early Golden Core.

However, compared to Lu Yang, the gap is indeed huge.

Thinking of this, Qin Nanyue immediately lost her temper.

She then asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why is there a spatial rift here? And... shouldn't a normal spatial rift heal quickly after it appears?"

The sword mark Qin Nanyue created was essentially a spatial rift. Such a spatial rift could not even last for a single breath before being smoothed out by the space of the Canglan Realm. Even in this Ancient Yue Secret Realm, when he fought against the cultivators of the Nine Nether Valley and the Great Void Sword Sect, the sword mark was restored within a single breath.

However, the spatial rift here is clearly different from a normal spatial rift.

Regardless of how long it has existed, even though Lu Yang revealed this spatial rift to us several times now, it still hasn't recovered!

This spatial rift isn't very big, is it?

This is what Qin Nanyue finds most perplexing.